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April nature study

Roanoke-bells (Mertensica virginica) at Shenandoah River State Park.


Spring beauty (Claytonia virginica)

Star chickweed (Stellaria pubera)

Yellow harlequin (Corydalis flavula)

This one might be Draba tomentosa.

Viola × Melissifolia

Grape hyacinth (Muscari genus)

Lilac (Syringa vulgaris)

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  1. Meg Hunter-KilmerApril 4, 2020 at 12:08 AM

    Ooh, can you bottle the lilacs and send me their scent?

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  2. Melissa H-KApril 4, 2020 at 5:20 AM

    John Paul, though I appreciate your tacking my name onto that violet, I think what you found was just viola canina, the common dog-tooth violet.

    I looked up a bunch of these wildflowers, and some of them are fascinating native plants. Look them up in my wildflower books and see!

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    1. RosieApril 7, 2020 at 5:34 AM

      I would be glad to see them! - John Paul

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  3. Jaclyn_RoseMay 3, 2020 at 12:14 AM

    Great photos, John Paul! - Finn

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    1. RosieMay 5, 2020 at 10:13 AM

      I took most of them at a state park (Shenandoah River State Park). —John Paul

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  4. Jaclyn_RoseMay 3, 2020 at 12:47 AM

    Hi, John Paul, I am Elle, Finn's sister. I really like your post, especially the flowers. - Elle

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